The StrangerA young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character ... |
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... morning breeze was blowing and it had a pleasant salty tang . There was the promise of a very fine day . I hadn't been in the country for ages , and I caught myself thinking what an agreeable walk I could have had , if it hadn't been ...
... morning breeze was blowing and it had a pleasant salty tang . There was the promise of a very fine day . I hadn't been in the country for ages , and I caught myself thinking what an agreeable walk I could have had , if it hadn't been ...
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... morning sun , with everything shimmering in the heat haze , there was something inhuman , discour- aging , about this landscape . At last we made a move . Only then I noticed that Pérez had a slight limp . The old chap steadily lost ...
... morning sun , with everything shimmering in the heat haze , there was something inhuman , discour- aging , about this landscape . At last we made a move . Only then I noticed that Pérez had a slight limp . The old chap steadily lost ...
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... morning ; Marie had to jog my shoulders and shout my name . As we wanted to get into the water early , we didn't trouble about breakfast . My head was aching slightly and my first cigarette had a bitter taste . Marie told me I looked ...
... morning ; Marie had to jog my shoulders and shout my name . As we wanted to get into the water early , we didn't trouble about breakfast . My head was aching slightly and my first cigarette had a bitter taste . Marie told me I looked ...
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